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Boeing offers tours of its Everett manufacturing plant at the Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour. The location is 8415 Paine Field Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275. You can go to www.futureofflight.org to order tickets and find out more information

First Aid and CPR classes are conducted by the Airport Fire Department for businesses and tenants of Paine Field Airport. These classes meet the requirements of the OSHA/WISHA regulations for workplace safety. They also provide the citizen with the knowledge and skill needed in a family or social emergency.

The Airport Fire Department attempts to keep each class size to between 15-20 students.

Upon completion of the First Aid and/or CPR class, students are issued an Airport Fire Department FA card and an American Safety and Health Institute CPR/AED card. The certification is good for two years.

For further information or to arrange for a class, call the Airport Fire Department at 425-388-5480.

Paine Field has two active runways, both with a north/south orientation designated as 16R/34L and 16L/34R:

16L/34R is located on the east side of the airfield and is designated as a general aviation runway with an overall length of 3,004 feet. 16L/34R has an east traffic pattern and is closed from 9 p.m. – 7 a.m. for noise abatement purposes.

16R/34L is located on the west side of the airfield and is Paine Field’s primary use runway for jet and large aircraft operations with an overall length of 9,010 feet. 16R has a precision approach instrument landing system (ILS) and 34L has a non-precision GPS approach procedure.

There are many factors that go into selecting a runway for a specific operation:

Wind. Prevailing wind is the most influential factor in determining north or south aircraft flow direction.

Air Traffic congestion and safe separation requirements. Aircraft under the instruction of an air traffic controller will often be vectored to a runway that creates the least amount of congestion and provides safe aircraft separation.

Paine Field was constructed in 1936 as a project that was intended to boost economic growth in the region. An undeveloped area was selected for the airfield. The U.S. Army Air Forces took control of the airport shortly after construction and the military maintained control of the airfield until 1968, when the property was permanently transferred to Snohomish County’s authority. During this 32-year period, the surrounding land was acquisitioned for military housing and support facilities. This land was subsequently transferred to civilian control along with the airport. Paine Field does not own or control zoning regulation over the land surrounding the airfield. Over the years communities and neighborhoods have continued to grow near the airport.

The airport is staffed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., however, in accordance with federal law and to comply with FAA grant assurances, the airfield is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to all users of the National Airspace System. The Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.

Aircraft noise is measured in A-weighted decibels (dBA) which approximates the way humans hear sound. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) both recognize and use the same metric for aircraft noise measurement. The industry standard for determining long-term aircraft noise exposure around airports is done using a methodology called Day/Night Average Noise Level (DNL), also known as LDN. The FAA has developed a computer model called the Integrated Noise Model (INM) which integrates the DNL metric to depict the noise exposure levels from aircraft around an airport onto a base map into noise contours of equal DNL, usually, into contour lines of 55, 60, 65, 70, and 75 DNL. Each aircraft noise event is logarithmically averaged over a 24 hour period with a 10 decibel noise penalty added to all aircraft operations that occur between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. This penalty is applied during the time most people are trying to rest. Paine Field’s Part 150 Noise Study and noise contour maps can be found here.

City, county and state noise regulations, as they pertain to noise generated by aircraft in flight and activities related to flight operations, are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration. State and municipal code makes specific exemptions for noise generated that is directly related to flight activities:

Though Paine Field’s operations department’s top concentration is on airfield safety and adherence with FAA regulation, we take great efforts to be a good neighbor to the surrounding communities. All noise inquiries are recorded in a comprehensive database, investigated using both radar tracks and radio monitoring, and responded to in a timely manner. The airport imposes several voluntary noise abatement practices including recommended arrival and departure procedures, operational curfews for large jet traffic and training aircraft, and an augmented traffic pattern for late night and early morning propeller aircraft operations. The airport also focuses on pilot and airfield tenant noise abatement education, including monthly noise reports generated specifically for each major airfield tenant.

The FAA institutes international standards for jet engine noise that are applied when an aircraft manufacturer acquires an airworthiness certification. The Reform Act of 2012 mandated a complete phase-out and ban on stage 2 jet engines, the loudest aircraft engines, effective December 31, 2015, meaning all civilian aircraft currently operating meet maximum noise level standards set by the FAA. Therefore, Paine Field does not restrict any airworthy aircraft operation.

Paine Field has an FAA Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) that is staffed daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is responsible for issuing taxi, departure and arrival/approach clearances to aircraft using the airfield. Aircraft inbound to Paine Field will be under the instruction of Sea-Tac’s FAA Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility (TRACON) until they reach Paine Field’s airspace, at which time they are “handed off” to our ATCT. The airport itself does not have authority over National Airspace System (aircraft in flight) and is charged with the responsibility of maintaining and assuring that the physical facilities of the airport (runways, taxiways, lighting, etc.) are safe for aircraft to use in compliance with strict FAA standards.

*14 CFR 91.123 - The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft.

Paine Field is home to several companies that specialize in aircraft manufacturing and maintenance services, as well as more-than 600 based general aviation aircraft. Many of these operators rely on international scheduling and aircraft flow limitations, crew rest requirements, and an operational need to fly during nighttime hours. As a result, the airport has no mandatory curfew. A curfew implies a legal or statutory prohibition against operating during certain hours. The airport is owned by Snohomish County and managed as a public-use facility open 24 hours a day. The airport does have several voluntary noise abatement programs in place for after-hours operations (9 p.m. to 7 a.m.). It is a voluntary program, and repetitive training and air carrier operations are strongly discouraged. Airfield use also is restricted to a single runway from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. to reduce nighttime traffic pattern noise. More information about Paine Field’s noise abatement procedures can be found here.

In accordance with 14 CFR 91.119, except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an airplane over a congested area of a city, town or settlement at an altitude less than 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle or within a horizontal radius of less than 2,000 feet of an aircraft; or an altitude of less than 500 feet from any person, vessel, vehicle or structure in non-congested areas. A helicopter may be operated at less than the prescribed minimums provided each person operating the helicopter complies with any routes or altitudes specifically prescribed for helicopters by the FAA.

Yes. The Paine Field Community Council was formed in 1980 as a result of the Airport's Mediated Role Determination. A primary purpose of the Community Council is to review, assess, and make recommendations to the airport director and/or affected governmental entities with regard to the airport, especially items impacting the spirit and letter of the mediated agreement. In addition, the Community Council promotes mutual cooperation and understanding between the airport, residential communities, and airport users. The Community Council currently meets three times a year and reviews current issues relating to the airport. Council members receive no compensation for their efforts. They are expected to provide effective liaison with their constituents.

Meetings are held the second Tuesday of February, June, and October (unless a legal holiday) @ 7:00 pm.

Meetings are typically held at: Future of Flight, 8415 Paine Field Boulevard Mukilteo, WA 98275. More information can be found here.

Try it on another gate. If that does not work, contact airport operations to update your card or gate code. The Airport Police will not give out gate codes to the public. They will only be given out by Airport Operations 425-388-5110.

Only if approved by the airport operations personnel. If you gave your gate access card or gate code to another person not authorized by the airport to have this information, not only can it lead to a possible incursion if they drive in the wrong area of the airport, but it also may result in you and the person you gave the gate access card or gate code to being criminally cited or banned from the airport.

The airside of the airport is restricted to only those people having the legal right to be there. While Airport Police Deputies may know many people on the airport, we do not know everyone and have the legal authority to challenge anyone who is on the airside of the airport. This is a restricted area not open to the general public. FAA regulations also apply to the airside of the airport

Parking violations are strictly enforced as well as traffic violations. Vehicles parking on airport property must be parked in designated parking spaces only. Vehicles must be currently licensed and in proper running condition. Vehicles illegally parked are subject to parking infractions and may be impounded at the owner's expense.

Because Paine Field Airport is the Snohomish County airport, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office has primary jurisdiction. The Airport Police Deputies are sheriff's deputies assigned to Paine Field Airport as their primary assignment. Their police powers and authority come from the Revised Code of Washington as well as Snohomish County Code. Title 15 of the Snohomish County Code deals specifically with Paine Field Airport.